Man whose body was found in woods in Pawtucket was shot to death

Amanda Milkovits Journal Staff Writer amandamilkovits

Wednesday

Jul 31, 2013 at 12:01 AM

PAWTUCKET ó The man whose body was found dumped in a wooded area off Blackstone Avenue Monday afternoon was shot to death, the Pawtucket police said Tuesday.The still-unidentified victim is the cityís...

PAWTUCKET ó The man whose body was found dumped in a wooded area off Blackstone Avenue Monday afternoon was shot to death, the Pawtucket police said Tuesday.

The still-unidentified victim is the cityís third homicide this month, and the fourth this year. Maj. Arthur Martins says the man appeared to have been dead for no more than 48 hours and appeared to have been shot in the head and the chest.

The medical examinerís office conducted an autopsy Tuesday morning.

The police are trying to identify him through fingerprints, Martins said Tuesday. He declined to release the manís physical description, except to say that he appeared to be in his 30s or 40s. He said investigators hadnít found a match in missing-person reports statewide.

A passerby walking a dog found the body around 3:30 p.m. in the woods beside a parking lot across from St. Maryís Antiochian Orthodox Church.

The body was lying face-down about 2 feet into the brush and beyond a 4-foot chain-link fence, which had to be cut down to access the body.

So far, investigators have not recovered a weapon or bullets, Martins said. The police are reviewing recent calls for shots fired in the city.